AN ITALIAN SILVER, BRONZE AND GILT BRONZE LIBRARY LAMP

AN ITALIAN SILVER, BRONZE AND GILT BRONZE LIBRARY LAMP
MARK OF GIOVACCHINO BELLI, ROME, DATED 1813
The stem modelled in bronze as Atlas with a gilt loin-cloth, supporting on his shoulders the globular font, the detachable cover with a silver-gilt finial cast as an eagle, suspending chains with two implements, all on a marble and slate base, with a detachable frame for a shade, (material lacking), engraved with an inscription, marked under font, on cover and on implements
the lamp 14 7/8 in. (38 cm.) high
The inscription reads 'Marse Tomso Salviati L'an 1813'